Category: Positive News

Utrecht, a city in the Netherlands, is providing a glimpse of what cities could look like in a decade. One example is Catharijnesingel, which was a six-lane road for cars but has now been transformed into a canal for boating and nature. The project, which cost around €1bn, began after a referendum in 2002, where… Continue reading The city where ‘the future has already arrived’

Michelle Sank’s portrait of four young girls enjoying the view at Sea Point Pavilion has been announced as one of the 10 category winners in the Sony World Photography Awards open competition. The photograph, part of her Ballade series, captures changes in Cape Town and South Africa since the end of apartheid. Although formerly a… Continue reading Together: changing times captured poolside in Cape Town

Ethex, a not-for-profit investment platform, has invested more than £115m to push for social and environmental transformation over the last decade. The platform has sent this amount to ethical businesses across the UK, raised from around 25,000 everyday investors who contribute as little as £100. Ethex investors aim for a return of up to 6.5%,… Continue reading Not your average bank statement: what 10 years of impact investing looks like

Amidst all the negative news, there are always positive stories to be found. Here are some good news stories from this week: Cancer mortality rates in the UK have dropped by 37% in men and 33% in women since 1993, according to a recent Cancer Research UK study. The biggest decrease was in cervical cancer… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news you should know about

A movement of neurodivergent individuals in Peru is advocating for change in the country. Coordinated through picnics in public parks, the Peruvian Neurodivergent Coalition (CNP) is challenging prevailing attitudes toward bipolar disorder, ADHD, and autism. Attendees at the picnics choose coloured tapes to identify their “social battery”. Green indicates a desire to participate in activities while… Continue reading Lima’s neurodiverse picnic movement is liberating Peruvians from stigma and abuse

Katy Marks, an award-winning architect and cancer survivor, has created a one-cup bra called “Uno,” designed for women who have undergone a mastectomy. The product is a revolutionary design that celebrates the asymmetry of the body, with a range that extends to FF/G cup sizes and open-source patterns available for download around the world. The… Continue reading The architect who has designed lingerie for the post-mastectomy body

As the climate crisis worsens with increased heat and flooding, Nigeria is at the forefront of the problem. Shockingly, only three in ten Nigerians are aware of this serious issue. Youth activist Jennifer Uchendu is working tirelessly to change this, one conversation at a time. Living on the outskirts of Lagos, 29-year-old banker Akindipe Akinjisola… Continue reading The climate cafe helping eco-anxious Africans find hope amid the heat

The I Am Not A Typo campaign is advocating for greater equality and inclusivity by encouraging tech giants to “correct autocorrect” in order to better represent the multicultural UK. Despite not taking political sides, a recent spellchecker issue with Home Secretary Priti Patel’s first name sparked the campaign, as it was highlighted that almost 41%… Continue reading ‘I am not a typo’ campaign urges tech giants to correct their autocorrect systems in the name of inclusivity

An editor from the United Kingdom has taken on the mammoth task of publishing a Wikipedia biography for at least one woman from every country. Lucy Moore noticed there was a lack of female representation on the encyclopaedic website and saw that only 19.76% of biographies were about women. To address this, Moore set out… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news you should know about

In honour of International Women’s Day, Positive News reached out to their readers to share what women made a difference in their lives. The community offered a broad range of responses, from family members to women in public positions. Mothers were the most commonly mentioned people as they have influenced the majority of lives more… Continue reading The women that inspire you, by Positive News readers